Released to arcades in 2008 and later ported to consoles, Street Fighter IV updates the venerable series with 3D graphics and a retooled 2D fighting system based on Street Fighter II. Its popularity has sparked renewed interest in the genre, clearing the way for many other successful fighters.

You stole the words right out of my mouth. Not only does it represent the utter desecration of a language it also has lost any perverse meaning it may have once had. Some Japanese company made condoms with SF characters on the box. Why would anyone get excited about that?